Blog 22 - Spring Break

DUE FRIDAY APRIL 25, 2014

Discuss your Spring Break vacation. What did you do? What did you plan to do? Did you accomplish everything you set out to accomplish? Since the spring is generally symbolic of a rebirth or renewal, is there something that you plan on changing about yourself for the remainder of the school year? As usual, a minimum of 2 detailed paragraphs is required.

Literary Analysis Organizer AND Intergrating Quotations



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Short Story Options - Digital Versions of Some Long and Short Famous Pieces

http://americanliterature.com/twenty-great-american-short-stories
http://americanliterature.com/short-story-of-the-day
http://americanliterature.com/twenty-five-great-american-novels
http://americanliterature.com/short-stories
http://americanliterature.com/short-story-collections

Short Stories from Class

"Three Skeleton Key" by George G. Toudouze

"Charles" by Shirley Jackson

"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs

"Three Skeleton Key" Questions

"The Death of the Moth" by Virginia Woolf



“Charles”

1.Find the irony in the story. Explain it. Introduce a quote which supports your opinion and explain what the quote means and how it relates to irony (5 sentences)

2.Find the theme in the story. Explain it. Introduce a quote which supports your opinion and explain what the quote means and how it relates to theme (5 sentences)

3.Explain the motivation of Laurie – support with detail from story.

4.Explain the motivation of Charles – support with detail from story.

“Three Skeleton Key” has its own questions, so does "The Death of the Moth." For each question on “The Death of a Moth” make sure to answer the question (with a topic sentence), give a quote which supports what you are saying, and explain the quote and the relationship to the topic of the question. Hint: The first question of "The Death of the Moth" refers to theme.

“Monkey’s Paw”

1.Find the theme in the story. Explain it. Introduce a quote which supports your opinion and explain what the quote means and how it relates to theme (5 sentences)
2.Explain the main character(s): what kind of person/people are they? How do you know? Introduce a quote which supports your opinion and explain what the quote means and how it relates to them (5 sentences)
3.Find the symbolism in the story. Explain it. Introduce a quote which supports your opinion and explain what the quote means and how it relates to the meaning of the symbol (5 sentences)

Blog 21 - Value of the Arts

DUE TUESDAY APRIL 8, 2014
Think about the following topic:

Many people consider the arts--literature, music, painting, and other creative activities--unnecessary because they provide us with nothing more than entertainment. Yet the arts are extremely valuable because they have much to teach us and also because they help find meaning in life. Post a link to an image, song, movie or any other creative piece that relates to your response - analyze the value of that piece in the second paragraph in relationship to your argument. If you don't think the arts are valuable, post a link to a piece that supports your argument on that side of the issue.
Assignment:
Is the main value of the arts to teach us about the world around us, or to only entertain? What can we learn from the arts about society, culture, human behavior, morality and values? 

Plan and write a 2-paragraph response in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and specific examples. As always, include a 2-3 sentence response to someone else's blog post--building upon it, disagreeing with it, or re-thinking it.

Literary Analysis - Comparing Two Stories Side by Side

Literary Elements from Lina Ell

Literary Analysis from Lina Ell

Symbolism and Figurative Language Worksheets

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